The ‘80s called — they want their movies back
It's deja vu all over again, as three 1980s , er, classics find their way onto screens in 21st century redo's.
Moviegoers of a certain age may be experiencing a weird deja vu moment right about now, as the lineup of studio releases opening next week looks eerily familiar.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12,
RoboCop
, starring
Joel Kinnaman
as the Detroit police officer with the cyborgian makeover, hits screens. The original
RoboCop
, with
Peter Weller
in the title role, opened in 1987.
And on Friday, Feb. 14, there’s
About Last Night
, which finds its all-black cast —
Kevin Hart
,
Regina Hall
,
Michael Ealy
,
Joy Bryant
— treading where
Rob Lowe
,
Demi Moore
,
James Belushi
and
Elizabeth Perkins
went before. In 1986.
Friday is alo the day that a retooled
Endless Love
rolls out.
Gabriella Wilde
is the daughter who falls for the handsome lad played by
Alex Pettyfer
— much to the consternation of her stern dad (
Bruce Greenwood
). Back in 1981, it was
Brooke Shields
who was head-over-heels for
Martin Hewitt
, much to the disapproval of her doting pop (
Don Murray
).
Franco Zeffirelli
directed that one.
Shana Feste
(the guilty pleasure
Country Strong
) is responsible for the redo.
Llike
Dan O'Herlihy's
Old Man said in that first
RoboCop
, “Maybe what we need here is a fresh perspective.”